UK Launches Bold Ocean Acidification Research Program
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By , on April 28th, 2009 Leave a comment   Conservation & Environment, Environmental Sciences, Industry & Government   , , , , , , ,  

Way to go brits! The BBC reports: “The UK government has launched an £11m ($16m) five-year research programme into ocean acidification… The study will focus on the Atlantic, Antarctic and Arctic oceans and assess how marine ecosystems are affected. The programme, co-funded by the Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs (Defra) and the Natural . . . → Read More: UK Launches Bold Ocean Acidification Research Program

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Deep-diving adaptations of Leatherback turtles
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By , on April 21st, 2009 6 comments   Adaptations, Biodiversity, Megavertebrate   , , , , , , , ,  

An article by Bryan Wallace for Deep Sea News. The deep-sea is as far removed from atmospheric oxygen as anyplace on Earth, but a select few air breathers are undeterred. (No, I’m not referring to intrepid deep-sea human researchers.) These extraordinary critters frequently venture into the deep-sea, despite their vital link to air the above . . . → Read More: Deep-diving adaptations of Leatherback turtles

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Let The Whales Die
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By , on April 7th, 2009 9 comments   Biodiversity, Conservation & Environment, Industry & Government, Megavertebrate   , , , , , , , , , , ,  

Hervey Bay Whales 3938 courtesy of Michael Dawes on Flikr and available by CC Attribution-Noncommercial 2.0 Generic (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/2.0/) No matter what meaning I intend with the title, it has more than likely made you uncomfortable.  It makes me uncomfortable to write it. I do this as a sort of social and individual level experiment for . . . → Read More: Let The Whales Die

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